Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 1 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sao Tome and Principe is 1, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Sao Tome and Principe was 1 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 126th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.